Alcaraz escaped Fognini’s trap in time for Rio

Carlos Alcaraz He had to work bit by bit to get out of the Italian designed trap Fabio Fognini the day you want to play tennis in a match where you have no pressure. The Murcian, 19 years old and world number 2, had to come back from a game that lasted 2h.47′. He won 6-7 (5), 6-2 and 6-4 qualifying for the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro, this Friday before 10:00 pm Spanish peninsular time against a Serb, Laslo Djere or Dusan Lajovic .

The Murcian is the reigning Brazilian clay champion, he just lifted the ATP 250 winner’s trophy in Buenos Aires and has beaten Fognini, 35 years old and number 86, 6-2 and 7-5 in the semis ‘ from Rio last year. The prognosis directs the student this week of Antonio Martinez Cascales. A favorable situation for the rival to grow once in Quadra Guga Kuertenthe central.

The skin of a tennis player Sanremo they incorporate drop shots, catching up with Alcaraz’s wisdom, but above all the natural ability to generate speed out of nowhere, to lead the opponent in an irregular dynamic of more misses than hits. From genius to the dumbest mistake. And from the image of laziness sent by Fognini, which adds more instability to the match.

In fits and starts he solves problems Alcaraz, bothered until he finished the classification. He was unable to shake off his strange sensation, a stumbling tennis, but at his age he again showed the early development that immediately sent him to the group of greats.

Alcaraz had two break points for 4-0 in the first set. It felt like a good night for the man from El Palmar against a Fognini who brought down many giants but even if Rio lost his three singles was disputed, focusing more on the doubles he formed with his compatriot Simone Bolelli.

But, as usual, when he also won in Monte Carlo, he rose to the top-10, Fognini continues, which is more ferocious when someone opens up on him coming from below. That was it, and from 4-2 Alcaraz went to 4-5 and served from the Italian. It had to be resolved in a ‘tiebreak’ because there are eight ‘breaks’, four per tennis player. The acquisition became a nuisance.

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Fognini’s best was shown in a colorful ‘tiebreak’. Alcaraz, 7 winners and 20 unforced errors in this set. He finished the appointment with 20 and 36, for his rival’s 24 and 50. More misses than hits. In an instant a very good racket, of art, which is immediately accompanied by a ball carelessly thrown out of the lines.

The Spaniard applied himself, accepting the challenge to start the set against. He settled the second set smartly, a 6-2 based on the fact that he knew how to hold serve. He failed to save any of the five break balls against him in the clash, another sign of his unease.

With a few minutes of solidity, he continued that streak, leading 3-0, but the tired, depressed Fognini was reborn in the umpteenth time. And he had fun chasing Alcaraz, who gave him a nasty look when he fell victim to three consecutive drop shots from the transalpine, which he helped up minutes before finishing rolling in the clay chasing, of course, a drop shot.

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The cat and mouse game ended with a happy ending for Alcaraz. They want to hunt him, he resists it, he avoids the trap in time. Meritorious.

Next stop, an opponent he beat last week in Buenos Aires, either Laslo Djere either dusan lajovichis first two competitive tests after 102 non-competitive days.

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